mac mini m4 can't use iPhone as camera wirelessly

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mac mini m4 can't use iPhone as camera wirelessly

just got the Mac mini m4 so far triple screens works perfectly fine, can set refresh rate and res individually. but I just ran into a problem that I can't wilrelessly connect my iPhone as a webcam which I was able to with my older Macs. I can use a cable to use the camera but can't use them wirelessly. all my older Macs that I tested with are all laptops is this a thing just for Mac mini or there is something wrong with the new m4 Mac mini

Mac mini (M4)

Posted on Nov 7, 2024 9:51 PM

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dontloveme Author

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Nov 9, 2024 10:28 PM in response to aldraughan

One stage when my iPhone 14 was just disconnected from the Mac mini it was working wirelessly for a bit. I will give it go tomorrow to see if I can find a solution for it.

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dontloveme Author

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Nov 11, 2024 9:19 PM in response to tbirdvet

It won’t show up until it plugs in physically with a cable. Then you can disconnect and work wirelessly.

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Nov 9, 2024 9:36 PM in response to dontloveme

I was having the same problem. iPhone would not connect wirelessly to M4 Mini. Just by chance I found a fix, hope it works for you. I packed up my MacBook to go and moved it to my bed. I came back to desk and iPhone was working as a webcam for FaceTime wirelessly. It has continued to work just fine as long as my MacBook is not closer to the phone than the Mini. Maybe the antennas in the MacBook are stronger and cause interference, who knows...

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matzebb

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Nov 23, 2024 5:38 AM in response to dontloveme

Same issue here. Iphone SE 3rd Gen. Everything works with cable but wireless the Iphone only shows up in Finder. Tried Photobooth, Go2Meeting and Facetime and the camera won't show up. Tried to find a solution with GPT for 3 hours and yes the power is on and the iphone lies down unlocked right next to the mac mini m4. Mac runs on 15.1.1 (24B2091) and Iphone on 18.1.1.

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dontloveme Author

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Nov 23, 2024 7:09 AM in response to dontloveme

The only solution at the moment is plug in a cable I used an usb-c to lighting for my iPhone 14 and the Mac mini will recognise it. Then you can discount the cable it will stay connected wirelessly. So I think the Mac mini just can’t recognise an iPhone nearby like MacBooks somehow

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den.thed

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Nov 9, 2024 4:37 PM in response to dontloveme

Yes, have a look at > Use Continuity to work across Apple devices - Apple Support

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tbirdvet

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Nov 12, 2024 4:40 AM in response to dontloveme

Both have to have Bluetooth and wifi on. review these steps:

Use your iPhone as a webcam on Mac - Apple Support

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dontloveme Author

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Nov 7, 2024 9:52 PM in response to dontloveme

forgot to mention that my iPhones are iPhone 14 with iOS 18.1 and iPhone 13 pm with iOS 17.6.1

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MrDuric

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Nov 9, 2024 3:56 PM in response to dontloveme

Same exact issue here. Iphone 16 with iOS 18.1. Works fine on my MacBook air m2.

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dontloveme Author

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Nov 9, 2024 10:27 PM in response to den.thed

Tried everything on there already.

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tbirdvet

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Nov 10, 2024 5:38 AM in response to dontloveme

I have the Mini M4 pro. using one display. No issues using my iPhone (13) with IOS 18. Did you open PhotoBooth and in menu select camera? Does your iPhone show as an option?

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